Japan is particularly exposed to deadly earthquakes because it sits on ... However, a megaquake in Nankai Trench could be ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Japan has warned the next "big one" earthquake to hit its Pacific coast ... data and reported history of earthquakes one can say there is a high probability for it to happen in the next couple ...

For a country as safe and orderly as Japan, the terrorist attack was an unimaginable shock. It came just two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster that killed more ...

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, which could trigger devastating tsunamis, the ...

Japan 2011: Magnitude 9.0 Japan’s biggest earthquake hit the country on March ... It was the worst tsunami disaster in history. The Boxing Day earthquake struck at 7.59am local time and, during the ...

Parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill to facilitate restoring ports damaged by natural disasters so they can be used as transportation bases for relief supplies. The House of Councilors, the ...

The bigger the quake, the longer it will last. For example, the 9.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 went on for nearly six minutes. If you’re indoors, resist the urge to run outside.

TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - The top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met ... I believe we may truly be at a turning point in history," Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said ...